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Is Snopes Liberal?
me ^ | 07/02/2008 | vanity

Posted on 07/02/2008 2:46:57 PM PDT by spacejunkie01

I have been looking at Snopes to "confirm" certain things out there about Obama. For instance, quotes from his books, and Snopes comes across as very liberal, defending Obama and making excuses for what he's said. Most of the quotes, he did in fact say but Snopes likes to say it was taken out of context, etc. Anyone else have an opinion on this?

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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Religion
KEYWORDS: 2008electionbias; dnctalkingpoints; liberal; liberalsnopes; obama; snopes; snopesbias; zogbyism
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1 posted on 07/02/2008 2:46:57 PM PDT by spacejunkie01
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To: spacejunkie01

Yes. Figured it out long time ago. Do the have a fixed set of authors or is it “free contributors”.


2 posted on 07/02/2008 2:49:12 PM PDT by SolidWood (Refusal to vote for McCain is active support of Obama. Period.)
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To: spacejunkie01

INTREP


3 posted on 07/02/2008 2:49:26 PM PDT by LiteKeeper (Beware the secularization of America; the Islamization of Eurabia)
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To: spacejunkie01

Yes, Snopes is owned by a liberal. Can’t remember his name but he’s for Obama.


4 posted on 07/02/2008 2:49:46 PM PDT by Axlrose
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To: spacejunkie01
Yes a lib and...

TRUE: Snopes is in the tank for Obama.

5 posted on 07/02/2008 2:51:27 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: spacejunkie01

I know a professor, O groupie, and fan of all things liberal-especially the ACLU.

Prof uses and has students use Snopes to check for the “truth” of their info.


6 posted on 07/02/2008 2:53:01 PM PDT by fetal heart beats by 21st day (Defending human life is not a federalist issue. It is the business of all of humanity.)
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To: spacejunkie01

I used to use them to debunk stuff about W. Haven’t been there lately. Should be easy enough to read the passages in his book and compare to Snopes. I would be interested to know if they are fudging it.


7 posted on 07/02/2008 2:56:10 PM PDT by cw35
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To: cw35

I would too but don’t have his books. Think we can read them free on line? The thing is, I don’t know if I can bring myself to read them :|


8 posted on 07/02/2008 2:58:02 PM PDT by spacejunkie01
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To: spacejunkie01

Snopes is a victim of his own BS and thinks he’s omniscient.


9 posted on 07/02/2008 2:58:22 PM PDT by wendy1946
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To: spacejunkie01

Yes, Snopes lied about Kerry on the Swift Boat stuff that I had seen confirmed by multiple sources (including raw documents).

It’s a fun site, but completely biased.


10 posted on 07/02/2008 3:00:29 PM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Kol Hakavod Mossad!)
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To: wendy1946

if you type in ‘dreams of my father’ in the search box, the first thing that comes up is the email that’s going around about quotes from his books that OBAMA made. Snopes makes excuses for what he says but doesn’t dispel what he says. Except for one quote (so they say) but its from an interview that obama gave, most likely with a liberal rag.


11 posted on 07/02/2008 3:00:37 PM PDT by spacejunkie01
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To: spacejunkie01

Look at their true and false page on John Kerry

http://www.snopes.com/politics/kerry/kerry.asp


12 posted on 07/02/2008 3:02:04 PM PDT by april15Bendovr (Free Republic & Ron Paul Cult = oxymoron)
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To: spacejunkie01

Snopes is a Leftist site run by Leftist activists who use their False Authority to promote the Leftist Agenda.

In 2003, they took down the Clinton Body Count and linked the Bush Body Count in its place.

That same March they publicly stated their opposition to Operation Iraqi Freedom.

I refuse to give that site the Web hit they so desperately need.


13 posted on 07/02/2008 3:02:15 PM PDT by Old Sarge (CTHULHU '08 - I won't settle for a lesser evil any longer!)
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To: spacejunkie01

Yes, in my OPINION, both Snopes and FactCheck.org lean left.

This isn’t to say that both sites don’t sometimes debunk a LEFTY lie. But they still lean left. It’s like seeing a non-leftist editorial in the NY Times or The Nation; on such occasions, one can point to these websites and say, “Why, even the left-leaning Snopes says this Howard Dean comment is baloney.”


14 posted on 07/02/2008 3:02:23 PM PDT by pogo101
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To: spacejunkie01

Here’s a site I used to go to before I found Snopes. Have no idea what their leaning is, but could probably compare some controversial stories. Who knows they may be liberal also. http://www.truthorfiction.com/


15 posted on 07/02/2008 3:03:53 PM PDT by mupcat
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To: Old Sarge

It is a curiosity how those supposedly committed to getting to the truth can maintain such a level of delusion. Who can understand it?


16 posted on 07/02/2008 3:05:51 PM PDT by bvw
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To: Old Sarge

Snopes is also lying about that dang ghost in “Three Men and a Baby.” Cardboard cut-out of Danson my ass. That thing is real!


17 posted on 07/02/2008 3:07:15 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (BARACK OBAMA WILL SAVE US! HE HAS RISEN!!)
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To: spacejunkie01; SolidWood; Das Outsider

ALTERNATIVES TO SNOPES

COMMON SENSE CONSERVATIVE
http://commonsenseconservative.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/06/liberal-myth-busters.html

MY HERITAGE
http://www.squidoo.com/myheritageMythBusters

TRUTH OR FICTION
TruthOrFiction.com

FACT CHECK
http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/huckabees_fiscal_record.html

FIND ARTICLES
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_12_18/ai_84396670

URBAN LEGENDS
http://urbanlegends.about.com/

SCAM BUSTERS
http://www.scambusters.org/legends.html


18 posted on 07/02/2008 3:10:30 PM PDT by Jo Nuvark (Those who bless Israel will be blessed, those who curse Israel will be cursed. Gen 12:3)
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To: spacejunkie01

Yes, they certainly seems to be Obama supporters.


19 posted on 07/02/2008 3:30:23 PM PDT by devere
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To: Jo Nuvark

I clicked on urbanlegends. They’re as moon-batty as Snopes.


20 posted on 07/02/2008 4:07:43 PM PDT by Old Sarge (CTHULHU '08 - I won't settle for a lesser evil any longer!)
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